Pass along this emailing of Congress deadlines and
updates to friends who are attending! Only one more
update until Congress. Be sure you get the latest
information about Congress 2007. If you do not wish
to receive future updates, you can find removal
information at the bottom of this message.

Congress is held at the Anaheim
Convention Center, located at 800 West
Katella Ave. in Anaheim, Calif. (just
across from Disneyland and Disney’s
California Adventure).

IT'S NOT TOO LATE!

Haven't registered for Congress yet? You can
still register by mail until February 19
or register online until February 22.
(Beginning Februrary 19, tickets will no
longer be mailed, but will be available at
ticket pick-up at Congress.) If you haven't
registered by February 19, hold your
registration and bring it with you to
register on-site on any of the three days of
Congress. Find registration and updated
information about RECongress at
www.RECongress.org.

TICKETS

"WHERE ARE MY TICKETS? I haven't received them in
the mail."

You can find information about Congress and Youth Day ticket
mailing dates along with Speaker Updates, Closed
Workshops and Arena and Hall B speakers online at
our
Congress 2007 Updates Page.

Beginning Monday, February 19, we will process
registrations received but will no longer mail
them. They will be held in Will Call for ticket
pick-up at Congress. If you haven't mailed in
your registration by February 19, please keep it
and just register on site at Congress.

LAST DAY TO MAIL CONGRESS TICKETS

TO FOREIGN ADDRESSES: February 14, 2007
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES: February 20, 2007
WITHIN CALIFORNIA: February 23, 2007

I
HAVE A QUICK QUESTION...

"CAN I EXCHANGE MY TICKETS?" "Where can I pick
up my tickets?" "Why don't you book more
hotels?" -- These are some of the most asked
questions we receive. You can find answers to
the most commonly asked questions online on our
Help Page.

DISNEYLAND TICKETS

TODAY is the
last day to pre-order specially priced one-day,
multi-day and Twilight Convention
(after 4 p.m. admission)
tickets. You can find the link and
information online for
Convention Theme Park Tickets.

CARDINAL, A QUESTION...

HAVE A QUESTION you'd like to ask
Cardinal Mahony? You may do just
that for his 11th annual online chat
session. On Friday, March 2, 2007
@ 11:30 a.m. PST join Los
Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony in a
live chat session from the main hall
at the Religious Education Congress
in Anaheim, California.

Can't make it, but have a question
for the Cardinal? Always had a
question that you wished you could
ask the Cardinal? Ask your question
in advance for it to be submitted
online on March 2, just click
Ask the Cardinal a Question...

Check our web site for information
about the chat, and check back after
Congress to see the transcript from
the sessions. You can find
transcripts of past Cardinal Chats
at
www.RECongress.org/chat.htm.

PROGRAM BOOK ONLINE

WANT A SNEAK PEEK of what's
happening at Congress? See the
online version of the Program Book
you receive when you attend Congress
2007. Get a little extra time to
plan out your weekend by downloading
the Program Book at
www.RECongress.org/2007/guidebook.htm.

STATISTICS

WE'RE JUST 16 DAYS AWAY from
Congress 2007 and it looks like
we're going to have a record-setting
event. These are numbers as of
January 10:

THOUGH THIS YEAR MARKS our 40th
Congress, the event really had its
roots earlier. In 1956, the first
Los Angeles CCD “Institute” was held
at Mount Carmel High School on
Hoover Street in Los Angeles. Some
500 teachers and catechists attended
the two-day conference. The
institutes grew in attendance each
year and by 1967 it was apparent
that local schools could no longer
handle the crowds and a new site was
needed.

So with the cooperation of the three
dioceses of Los Angeles, Monterey-
Fresno and San Diego, the agenda for
the first three-day “Congress” was
set and held on January 13-15, 1967
at the Los Angeles International
Hotel, near LAX Airport. The
purpose, as stated by officials:
“The Southern California
Confraternity Congress hopes to
provide an atmosphere of Christian
unity ... and learning, where all
who attend may advance
scholastically and spiritually for
the benefit of each and the common
good of all.”